After months of debate, the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester announced it is keeping its mascot, the Crusader. The small Catholic college has reaffirmed that students, athletes and alumni will continue to be known as Crusaders who fight for social justice.

College textbooks cost students dearly. One Boston-based publisher is trying to change that by offering an online subscription for $180 a year that includes thousands of texts and other course materials.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is scrapping the Obama administration's plan to forgive the loans of students defrauded by the for-profit chain Corinthian Colleges, adopting a new process that she says will be more efficient.